Saturday, October 11, 2014

BLESSED PAUL LOC

Blessed Paul Loc
Feast day : 13 February

Born in An Hon, Vietnam., in 1831;
Died in Saigon, 1859;
Beatified 1909.
Shortly after his ordination to the priesthood, Paul was beheaded for the faith . Vietnamese martyr. He converted to the Catholic faith and was later ordained a priest. Soon after his ordination he was seized and beheaded in Saigon . He was canonized in 1988 by Pope John Paul